add release note for 0.12.0 (#4995)

Add release note for v0.12.0rc1
Update deepseek3.2 tutorial doc

- vLLM version: v0.12.0
- vLLM main:
vllm-project/vllm@ad32e3e

Signed-off-by: wangxiyuan <wangxiyuan1007@gmail.com>

Author: wangxiyuan

README.md

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ By using vLLM Ascend plugin, popular open-source models, including Transformer-l
 - OS: Linux
 - Software:
   * Python >= 3.10, < 3.12
-  * CANN >= 8.3.rc1 (Ascend HDK version refers to [here](https://www.hiascend.com/document/detail/zh/canncommercial/83RC1/releasenote/releasenote_0000.html))
+  * CANN == 8.3.rc2 (Ascend HDK version refers to [here](https://www.hiascend.com/document/detail/zh/canncommercial/83RC2/releasenote/releasenote_0000.html))
   * PyTorch == 2.8.0, torch-npu == 2.8.0
   * vLLM (the same version as vllm-ascend)
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Please use the following recommended versions to get started quickly:
 
 | Version    | Release type | Doc                                  |
 |------------|--------------|--------------------------------------|
-|v0.11.0rc3|Latest release candidate|[QuickStart](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/latest/quick_start.html) and [Installation](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation.html) for more details|
+|v0.12.0rc1|Latest release candidate|[QuickStart](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/latest/quick_start.html) and [Installation](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation.html) for more details|
 |v0.9.1|Latest stable version|[QuickStart](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/v0.9.1-dev/quick_start.html) and [Installation](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/v0.9.1-dev/installation.html) for more details|
 
 ## Contributing

README.zh.md

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ vLLM 昇腾插件 (`vllm-ascend`) 是一个由社区维护的让vLLM在Ascend NP
 - 操作系统：Linux
 - 软件：
   * Python >= 3.10, < 3.12
-  * CANN >= 8.3.rc1 (Ascend HDK 版本参考[这里](https://www.hiascend.com/document/detail/zh/canncommercial/83RC1/releasenote/releasenote_0000.html))
+  * CANN == 8.3.rc2 (Ascend HDK 版本参考[这里](https://www.hiascend.com/document/detail/zh/canncommercial/83RC2/releasenote/releasenote_0000.html))
   * PyTorch == 2.8.0, torch-npu == 2.8.0
   * vLLM (与vllm-ascend版本一致)
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ vLLM 昇腾插件 (`vllm-ascend`) 是一个由社区维护的让vLLM在Ascend NP
 
 | Version    | Release type | Doc                                  |
 |------------|--------------|--------------------------------------|
-|v0.11.0rc3| 最新RC版本 |请查看[快速开始](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/latest/quick_start.html)和[安装指南](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation.html)了解更多|
+|v0.12.0rc1| 最新RC版本 |请查看[快速开始](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/latest/quick_start.html)和[安装指南](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation.html)了解更多|
 |v0.9.1| 最新正式/稳定版本 |[快速开始](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/v0.9.1-dev/quick_start.html) and [安装指南](https://vllm-ascend.readthedocs.io/en/v0.9.1-dev/installation.html)了解更多|
 
 ## 贡献

docs/source/community/versioning_policy.md

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ The table below is the release compatibility matrix for vLLM Ascend release.
 
 | vLLM Ascend | vLLM         | Python           | Stable CANN | PyTorch/torch_npu  | MindIE Turbo |
 |-------------|--------------|------------------|-------------|--------------------|--------------|
+| v0.12.0rc1  | v0.12.0      | >= 3.10, < 3.12  | 8.3.RC2     | 2.8.0  / 2.8.0            |              |
 | v0.11.0rc3  | v0.11.0      | >= 3.9, < 3.12   | 8.3.RC2     | 2.7.1 / 2.7.1.post1            |              |
 | v0.11.0rc2  | v0.11.0      | >= 3.9, < 3.12   | 8.3.RC2     | 2.7.1 / 2.7.1            |              |
 | v0.11.0rc1  | v0.11.0      | >= 3.9, < 3.12   | 8.3.RC1     | 2.7.1 / 2.7.1            |              |
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ For main branch of vLLM Ascend, we usually make it compatible with the latest vL
 
 | Date       | Event                                     |
 |------------|-------------------------------------------|
+| 2025.12.13 | Release candidates, v0.12.0rc1            |
 | 2025.12.03 | Release candidates, v0.11.0rc3            |
 | 2025.11.21 | Release candidates, v0.11.0rc2            |
 | 2025.11.10 | Release candidates, v0.11.0rc1            |

docs/source/conf.py

@@ -65,15 +65,15 @@
     # the branch of vllm, used in vllm clone
     # - main branch: 'main'
     # - vX.Y.Z branch: 'vX.Y.Z'
-    'vllm_version': 'v0.11.0',
+    'vllm_version': 'v0.12.0',
     # the branch of vllm-ascend, used in vllm-ascend clone and image tag
     # - main branch: 'main'
     # - vX.Y.Z branch: latest vllm-ascend release tag
-    'vllm_ascend_version': 'v0.11.0rc3',
+    'vllm_ascend_version': 'v0.12.0rc1',
     # the newest release version of vllm-ascend and matched vLLM, used in pip install.
     # This value should be updated when cut down release.
-    'pip_vllm_ascend_version': "0.11.0rc3",
-    'pip_vllm_version': "0.11.0",
+    'pip_vllm_ascend_version': "0.12.0rc1",
+    'pip_vllm_version': "0.12.0",
     # CANN image tag
     'cann_image_tag': "8.3.rc2-910b-ubuntu22.04-py3.11",
     # vllm version in ci

docs/source/faqs.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ## Version Specific FAQs
 
 - [[v0.9.1] FAQ & Feedback](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-ascend/issues/2643)
-- [[v0.11.0rc3] FAQ & Feedback](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-ascend/issues/4642)
+- [[v0.12.0rc1] FAQ & Feedback](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-ascend/issues/4808)
 
 ## General FAQs
 

docs/source/installation.md

@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ This document describes how to install vllm-ascend manually.
     | Software      | Supported version                | Note                                      |
     |---------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
     | Ascend HDK    | Refer to [here](https://www.hiascend.com/document/detail/zh/canncommercial/83RC1/releasenote/releasenote_0000.html) | Required for CANN |
-    | CANN          | >= 8.3.RC1                       | Required for vllm-ascend and torch-npu    |
-    | torch-npu     | == 2.7.1             | Required for vllm-ascend, No need to install manually, it will be auto installed in below steps |
-    | torch         | == 2.7.1                         | Required for torch-npu and vllm           |
+    | CANN          | == 8.3.RC2                       | Required for vllm-ascend and torch-npu    |
+    | torch-npu     | == 2.8.0             | Required for vllm-ascend, No need to install manually, it will be auto installed in below steps |
+    | torch         | == 2.8.0                          | Required for torch-npu and vllm           |
 
 There are two installation methods:
 - **Using pip**: first prepare env manually or via CANN image, then install `vllm-ascend` using pip.